How to Star in a Political Ad

You know, GA always wanted to star in a commercial.

Not the kind where you get busted by Mr. Whipple for squeezing the Charmin, like you're some kind of toilet paper freak-fetishist.



GA wants to sell people.  

It looks like fun!

One simply has to cart a script to a public meeting- doesn't matter what it says since you'll mesmerize viewers with your eyebrow (s) as it shoots around your forehead like a nervous caterpillar. (My eyebrows are dark)

Lights... camera (one)... ACTION!  Strike a pose!

Now, modulate your voice as the accusations fly.  Arm flapping is okay. So is stamping your foot. Shimmying- not advised. If you're tall don't hunch because you'll look like a jabbering gargoyle.  If you're short, put your hands on your hips to make you look... bigger.

You may even consider laying a soundtrack to your commercial.  Like this one from the Mason for Mayor web site.

It was titled "Stop Hiding the Budget."

The original version can be seen at MSV-  that's if you want to hear the Mason campaign pitch-man and political message-delivery operative in between the choppily edited messaging. (Mason pulled it from her web site after she came in a tragic 3rd place.)   Well, MSV's saved the original,    

Here's the soundtrack version:

Mason For Mayor Campaign Commercial WITH Soundtrack



Wow, that's one dapper Mason political commercial star and campaign pitch-man!  Though the choppy editing with campaign messaging and political talking points ruins it (for me.)

I wonder what one gets paid for that kind of campaign commercial?  I guess such things are documented on ELEC reports.And all those other made-for-TV appearances at the City Council by the politicians designated message delivery man up to and including 2011.  Incidentally coordinated with Hoboken411 articles.  Accidents happen!

Don't you wonder what Mason does with all that video of public meetings she's taped with her own personal videographer?   Why does a politician even have publicly taped meetings privately taped?  I guess that's called 'stock footage' for future use.  To make commercials. Or print ads.

Remember these?  (See more here)  Mason was actually the presumptive frontrunner before this ad campaign.



Stock footage for commercials like the one at MSV. 

I've seen some Mason footage on Hoboken411- like the Dawn Zimmer deposition , that Tim the videographer captured.  And the one with the Mayor being heckled outside of City Hall. 

Jeez, Mason must have possession of quite a bundle of  City Council stock footage. At home?  Does someone else hold onto it for her?  That same guy/gal who produced that political campaign commercial?

Wow, so  many questions. So many...

All GA wants to do is star in ONE ad.

GA's definitely going with a soundtrack for my first.

Now, WHO can I sell? What should I wear?  Slacks or a dress?  Hair up or down?  Make-up or au natural?  Do I look at the camera or at the person while I'm berating him/her?

Wow, so many questions.  So many....

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